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DETECTIVES have launched a new appeal for help in finding a man believed to be the driver of a van involved in a collision in Brixton that killed a 23-year-old woman.

Sinead Clarke died from her injuries several days after being hit by a white van earlier this year. Police have failed to trace the driver - despite appeals and more than six months of inquiries.

Officers are now eager to speak to who they think was the driver, captured on CCTV wearing a distinctive white jumper with a red stripe across the back. The jumper was described by witnesses of the accident.

A spokesman said police had delayed releasing the pictures while other lines of inquiry were being investigated.

Detective Sergeant Elizabeth Baker said: "We believe the man had been in The Fridge nightclub earlier that night and had given a lift to up to five other people who were passengers at the time of the collision.

"We need him to come forward or to hear from anyone who may recognise him or help us to trace him. There has been no suggestion that he had been drinking, driving dangerously or speeding but it is vital we speak to

Ms Clarke, who was with her boyfriend at the time of the accident, is believed to have stepped into Brixton Hill near the junction of Elm Park Road when the van hit her in the early hours of 19 February. Road conditions at the time were foggy and visibility was poor.

The white Renault van, of a type adapted from a car model, stopped after the accident but drove away shortly afterwards while Ms Clarke was being helped by another motorist.

Witnesses described the driver of the van as black, around 30 years old and possibly named "Andy?.

He is approximately six feet tall, well built and clean-shaven, with short black hair. It is thought that he may drive for a living and use the white van in his job.

Anyone with information about the man, or anyone who witnessed the collision, is asked to contact DS Elizabeth Baker at Streatham CID on 020 8649 2940 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.